daisy jars: July 2012

July 31, 2012

things i love thursday

my 50mm f1.4...it is SO glorious. I can't believe how different it is from the 50mm f1.8! I feel like a big girl now.
Bright blue, crisp summer days that aren't suffocatingly hot (yesterday was one of them)
Rainbow produce at the Farmers Market (nature sure comes up with some gorgeous color)
Charles Jencks. Just click the link...
Funnel cake and almost everything else about fairs/carnivals

July 23, 2012

I'm entertaining an idea. Earlier today, I found myself distraught over what to eat for lunch on any given day (I pack lunch for work, a task I despise, and usually end up with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich every. single. day). I end up this way frequently...without ideas of something new to try, it's always back to the same old stand-bys. This has got to stop. Especially now...it's summer, season-of-plenty. Eating out is expensive. Cooking is not that hard and it's rewarding. So why don't I ever do it?
One reason is that I'm busy...I work all day during the week, work a second job two nights a week, play softball another night, and Friday-Sunday I'm with Evin. But that shouldn't mean I can't make time to whip something up...
And another thing...all winter long I kept pledging I was going to work on my food photography and get good at it. I bought a book, I was lent another stack of books, and I intended to comb through thrift stores looking for props...which, guess what? Never happened. Again-it's summer, ingredients are beautiful, it's light early in the morning til late at night...no more excuses! Shoot beautiful food!
So...my idea? A 365-esque project in food. I already know this is a tall order...hence the -ESQUE modifier. Somewhere in between a 52 weeks project and a 365. I just don't know what you call that. I think it would be really beneficial on a lot of levels...just haven't decided for sure yet!

sweet corn
asymmetrical trees
always having wildflowers on the table
our upcoming beach trip (absurdly excited)
selling photos (thanks, friends!)
Pottermore (Yes I'm 12. Just joined...username is PhoenixSnitch20354 if you, like I, are still a bit obsessed [and if you aren't and think my username is ridiculous, let it be known that there is no choosing it whatsoever, so you're stuck with what they give you])